Fun Home Musical

For the musical based on the book see fun home musical.

Fun home musical. The winner of five 2015 tony awards including best musical fun home is based on alison bechdel s best selling graphic memoir. Hailed as one of broadway s most original musicals and the winner of 5 tony awards fun home is a groundbreaking story inspired by alison bechdel s best selling graphic memoir. Fun home is a musical adapted by lisa kron and jeanine tesori from alison bechdel s 2006 graphic memoir of the same name.

Produced by fox theatricals barbara whitman carole shorenstein hays tom casserly paula marie black latitude link terry schnuck jack lane the forstalls nathan vernon mint theatricals elizabeth armstrong jam theatricals delman whitney and kristin caskey mike isaacson. This groundbreaking production introduces us to alison at three different ages revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family that connect with her in surprising new ways. One of the most groundbreaking productions ever to hit broadway fun home is the winner of five 2015 tony awards including best musical.

The tony award winning musical fun home traces the coming of age of lesbian author alison bechdel from her youth to her years at oberlin college and finally to the present where alison now grown is struggling to write her own graphic autobiography. The story concerns bechdel s discovery of her own sexuality her relationship with her gay father and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It was named best musical by the new york drama critics circle and received the obie lucille lortel outer critics circle and off broadway alliance awards in the 2013 2014 season.

Following a sold out critically acclaimed run at the public theater the groundbreaking new musical fun home comes to broadway. One of the most groundbreaking productions ever to hit broadway fun homeis the winner of five 2015 tony awards including best musical. It is the first broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist.